Cryptic crossword clue
Wrestle poorly — feel hot 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SWELTER

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The straight part
We know that "feel hot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case feel hot = swelter.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SWELTER mean?

SWELTER noun
  1. Intense heat.
SWELTER verb
  1. To suffer terribly from intense heat.
  2. To perspire greatly from heat.
  3. To cause to faint, to overpower, as with heat.

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